{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-611.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 611.001","heading":"LODGING AND MEAL EXPENSES.","body":"(a) An officer or employee of the state or of a political subdivision, including any special-purpose district or authority, may be reimbursed with public funds for lodging or meal expenses only to the extent the expenses are reasonable and necessary under guidelines issued by the Texas Ethics Commission.\n(b) This section does not apply if the expenses are restricted by other law.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 611. LODGING, MEAL, AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.611.htm#611.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"28c0bb8e2fd600ceb4112d84f177fbdc1f52b71fa779335e1b6aa48fd2693323","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-610.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-611.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}